El Dorado County, CA · El Dorado County
Preliminary Change of Ownership Report
This report is completed by a property buyer and filed with the county Recorder’s office when a document evidencing a change in ownership is recorded.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of El Dorado County · El Dorado County, El Dorado County, California
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- eldoradocounty.ca.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
- JSON record · about the forms index
What this form is
The buyer completes this report before a property transfer and files it with each conveyance in the county Recorder’s office where the property is located. It asks for buyer and property details, transfer information, purchase price and sale terms, and property characteristics. The buyer also certifies or declares that the information is true and correct.
Who needs it
A buyer or other transferee completing a property transfer needs to file this report with the conveyance in the county Recorder’s office.
How to submit it
File the completed report with each conveyance in the County Recorder’s office for the county where the property is located.
About notarization
The buyer signs and dates this report without a notary; the signer certifies or declares that the information is true and correct.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Report
Download the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report.
- 2
Complete the Report
The buyer fills in the requested buyer, property, transfer, purchase price, sale terms, and property information.
- 3
Gather Supporting Information
Complete applicable sections and include any supporting information or separate sheets needed to explain the transfer.
- 4
Sign and File
Sign and date the certification, then file the report with the conveyance in the county Recorder’s office where the property is located.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report?
- No. The buyer signs and dates the report without a notary and certifies or declares that the information is true and correct.
- How do I submit the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report?
- File the completed report with each conveyance in the County Recorder’s office for the county where the property is located.
- Who completes the report?
- The transferee, or buyer, completes the report before a transfer of the property.
- What information does the report request?
- It asks for buyer and property details, the type and date of transfer, purchase price and sale terms, and information about the property.